Epicardial adipose tissue is associated with extent of pneumonia and adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19

We sought to examine the association of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) quantified on chest computed tomography (CT) with the extent of pneumonia and adverse outcomes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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Grodecki K, Lin A, Razipour A, Cadet S, McElhinney PA, Chan C, Pressman BD, Julien P, Maurovich-Horvat P, Gaibazzi N, Thakur U, Mancini E, Agalbato C, Menè R, Parati G, Cernigliaro F, Nerlekar N, Torlasco C, Pontone G, Slomka PJ, Dey D. Epicardial adipose tissue is associated with extent of pneumonia and adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19. Metabolism 2020 Nov 19;154436. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2020.154436

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